Khas khas halwa recipe, Poppy seeds halwa

Khas khas halwa/ Poppy seeds halwa is a very aromatic, nutritional and delicious halwa that is very different in taste and making as well. I have earlier posted quinoa halwa recipe long time back so this halwa us also prepared in the way where I skipped only the milk portion. My mom makes excellent khas khas halwa which will be over in a day, so keeping her in mind I prepared and it turned out to be a finger licking one. This halwa can be prepared in jiffy and does not involve much of stirring and spluttering like other halwa. So try making this delicious and lip smacking halwa for any festival or special occasion. So let’s get to the making!

Khas khas halwa recipe, Poppy seeds halwa

2019-05-03 00:14:39

Serves 4

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Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

15 min

Total Time

25 min

Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

15 min

Total Time

25 min

Ingredients

1. Khas khas/ Poppy seeds – 1 cup

2. Sugar – ½ cup

3. Water – ¼ cup

4. Ghee – 3 tbsp

5. Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp (optional)

For garnish

1. Chopped Nuts – (pitachios, almonds and cashews)

Note

* 1 cup = 235 ml

Instructions

Wash and soak khas khas/ poppy seeds in water for 2 to 3 hours.

Drain the water and add the khas khas in a blender. Grind it into a fine paste adding little/ ¼ cup water. Transfer the ground mixture to a bowl.

Now heat a non stick pan to it add the ground khas khas paste and stir it continuously for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes you will notice crumbly texture.

When you see the crumbled mixture you will get nice cooked aroma now at this stage add sugar and cardamom powder (optional). Mix well and the mixture will start to loosen a little/ will change its color a bit. This step should take about 5 minutes.

Now add ghee to it and mix well, now you will be able to get nice aromatic khas khas halwa cooked in ghee. Put off the flame and garnish it with sliced nuts. Serve it!

By Sandhya Riyaz

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How to make khas khas halwa with step by step images

Wash and soak khas khas/ poppy seeds in enough water for 2 to 3 hours.

Drain the water and add the khas khas in a blender. Grind it into a fine paste adding little/ ¼ cup water. Transfer the ground mixture to a bowl.

Now heat a non stick pan, to it add the ground khas khas paste (I used little water to take clean up the jar and poured the same in the pan) and stir it continuously for about 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes you will notice crumbly texture. When you see the crumbled mixture you will get nice cooked aroma now at this stage add sugar and cardamom powder (optional). Mix well and the mixture will start to loosen a little/ will change its color a bit. This step should take about another 5 minutes.

Now add ghee to it and mix well, now you will be able to get nice aromatic khas khas halwa cooked in ghee. Put off the flame and garnish it with sliced nuts. Serve it!